Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-21

batting has been tailiug On omeeDat
eli road. The Hitobsrs seem 20 be
gradually Tsgaining thsiF grip.
Madaen ID still the most effective
pitcher IN lhe League 20 far e. peFeeut-
ace o. earned runs h concerned. Casey
d nexl
That OhioaRo inheid can cover vast
smoant Of ground. A ball has q bard
time trying 70 slip between Williamson.
Pfedsf and BuFne.
Up 70 Saturday, Jack Boyle bad
caught thsity-tvo successive Rames--a
truly Wgnaefful record. What would
81. Loaia have done vtthoIt hint
The Detroit club Il seeking 70 reduce
expensea, % e. 10 get even for she neU
msn lately bought, and viii sell Weld
man, Stumble and BTiody. WeiaOan's
pFies h 5000.
A man gess better recreation witness
tnQ q game Of baseball than In any
other thing be can try. u rests his
mind, takes u "a the worries aud PER
pIsxitles Of bis business. and leaves him
fresh and bright.
Ny, how badly Detroit wants that
ponnant. The club nou has twenty.
two men on the pay roll. including
eight pitchers, aad would doubtless
add ng many mora n the championship
could thersby be secured.
Up 10 August 1st. DstFolt still 10
tailed 40 the largest number Of rpns
earned In the League. New York Is
nsxt, then follow Philadelphia, Boston
Chicago, Pittsbufe, indianapolis and
Washington. In the order named.
Pitcher Wells, Of Des Molnes. could
conld Mil more pigeons with ball than
with q gun. Eavlons Of the fame oil
Radboarn aud HaFdie Richardson, he
tried bis hand &c the traps the OtheI
day and scored twenty straight misses
Auson says he was agreeably sur.
pFised at the way Van HalfFen turned
out. Says bet ave Thought we'd have
10 DO more OF less toward making q b al
player out 0g him, bat he vas roally
made 10 our hands, and not made By On
appfsatiee. eiaher.
~. Josaph's Invitation 10 President
Cleveland 20 visit her during his pro
iected Western tour ought 10 be refer
red 20 the committee on Judiciary. A
town which hasn't got enoRgh enter
prise 10 nnpperk BASEBALL club isn't bio
enough 70 entertain . go pound Presi
dent.
Anson still thInka that the race at ths
nniah will be between New York and
Chicago. 10 10 strange that there are
% few people In the West, outside Of
Detroit, who believe the Wolverines
have even show for the pennant. Chi.
eago oFanks won't ADMIT even that they
are IN the race and place them 10 finish
about hfth place.
Az Chicago the third triple play Of the
League seaaoa was made. In the fourth
inning FaFrar had gone 10 aFst on balis
and Irwin had hit safely. MCGUIRE
popped % an easy ~ which PfedeE
puFposely dropped, taking the ball on
the bound. lie passed % 10 Williansoa
on second and irwin was out. Then the
ball was thrown 10 BurBa and FaEraF
vas retired. Burns threw baek 20
ffefer and Mcclure vas caught while
trying 10 make second.
Ninety. one League championship
games were played during July, exelu
eive Of drawn contests, Chicago then
taking The lead vita record Of I6 vic
tories out % - games. The ether elubs'
records we're: Philadelphih Won -, lost
l0i Boston von II, lost 10; New York
and Warrington each Won II, los. IL;
Detroit Won II, losa -; Indianapolis won
J. lost 49, PittsbuFg Won ,, lost Is.
Philadelphia and Chicago led their re-
spoctive sections.
Some two ycsrs AGO when the ball
elnb Of Spokane vas first Organised Il
vas named the Reviews. A munihoent
consideration having Feoently been held
ont 10 She ofganir alton the boys have
changed the name 10 the Great East
ern Base bali Club" and under that d.
tle q viii henceforih enter lhe diamond
20 ace either victory OF defeat. The
club made q croditabla record under the
old name. May u continue 20 eacosed
against ell competitors audof The peV
appellatlon.-Rsrisss.